Only one dungeon in odd numbered patches

[SonKevin]

7 dungeons total + 3 iterations of new content.

I don't really think that is less content.

Except you neglected to mention the new content we got in HW. You also neglected to mention ARR when we got 3 dungeons and new content. So yes, it's less content.

[Felis]

Except you neglected to mention the new content we got in HW. You also neglected to mention ARR when we got 3 dungeons and new content. So yes, it's less content.

2.0
3 dungeons -> 3 months -> 0 dungeon -> 3 months -> 3 dungeons -> 3 months -> 0 dungeon = 3 dungeons every 6 months

4.0
2 dungeons -> 3 months -> 1 dungeon -> 3 months -> 2 dungeons -> 3 months -> 1 dungeon = 3 dungeons every 6 months

The current plan for what these patches will contain is odd numbered patches will have one dungeon and some other new content while even numbered patches will have two new dungeons and QOL improvements.

[SonKevin]

Stuff

We're going to do this.

2.0
2.1: 3 new dungeons + Crystal Tower + 3 primals > 3 months > 2.2: 3 new dungeons + Second Coil + 1 primal > 3 months~ > 2.3: 3 dungeons + 1 primal + Crystal Tower > 3 months > 2.4: 3 dungeons + Last Coil + 1 Primal > 3+1+1 months > 3 dungeons, Crystal Tower, Gold Saucer, Primal, Trial.

3.0
3.1: 2 Dungeons + Diadem + Void Ark + 1 Primal > 3 months > 3.2: 2 new dungeons + 1 primal + Midas > 3 months~ > 3.3: 2 new dungeons + Aqua + PotD + 1 trial + Weeping > 3 months~ >3.4: 2 new dungeons + Creator + Primal > almost 4 months > 3.5: 2 new dungeons + 1 primal + Dun Scaith.

4.0
4.1: 1 Dungeon + Stuff > 3 months > 4.2: 2 Dungeons + Stuff > 3 months > 4.3: 1 Dungeon + Stuff > 3 months > 4.4: 2 Dungeons + Stuff > 3 months > 4.5: 1 Dungeon + Stuff.

[Moomba33]

2.0
3 dungeons -> 3 months -> 0 dungeon -> 3 months -> 3 dungeons -> 3 months -> 0 dungeon = 3 dungeons every 6 months

We didn't have any patches without dungeons in ARR.

2.0: The Wanderer's Palace, Amdapor Keep. Castrum Meridianum and Praetorium if you want to count them.
2.1: Pharos Sirius, Copperbell Mines HM, Haukke Manor HM.
2.2: The Lost City of Amdapor, Halatali HM, Brayflox HM.
2.3: Hullbreaker Isle, Stone Vigil HM, Tam Tara HM.
2.4: Snowcloak, Qarn HM, Sastasha HM.
2.5: Keeper of the Lake, Wanderer's Palace HM, Amdapor Keep HM.

[SonKevin]

We didn't have any patches without dungeons in ARR.

This is what's amazing. I don't understand how people can't see we're not losing content. 15 dungeons vs 10 dungeons vs 7 dungeons at the end of a game cycle. What amazing content do they think they're going to make to make up for losing more than half the dungeons we got in ARR?

[HaelseMikiro]

Unless I am missing something the change we are looking at is...

Patch 3.1 = 2 dungeons
Patch 3.2 = 2 dungeons
Patch 3.3 = 2 dungeons
Patch 3.4 = 0 dungeons
Patch 3.5 = 2 dungeons
8 dungeons total

to

Patch 4.1 = 1 dungeon + new content
Patch 4.2 = 2 dungeons
Patch 4.3 = 1 dungeon + new content
Patch 4.4 = 2 dungeons
Patch 4.5 = 1 dungeon + new content
7 dungeons total + 3 iterations of new content.

I don't really think that is less content.

Don't try counting your chocobos before they hatch. I don't think anyone pre-HW would have guessed patch 3.4 would have been a 0 instead of a 2 either.
(Edit: Apparently we did get 2 dungeons in 3.4)

We are losing the dungeon, but we are gaining a "Super Savage" mode of a previous raid boss. Whether you want to say it's content you'd like to play or not is up to you, but it is content that is there.

That is really adorable if you're trying to suggest that SE is taking resources away from a piece of content designed for 90+ percent of the playerbase, in order to produce a single encounter that is 90% flipped assets that 4% of players will attempt, and 1% will clear during the time it's relevant.
(all numbers stated are arbitrary, obviously)
Anything we gain by losing 3 dungeons over the course of SB, will be content designed for the same demographic of player.

[Felis]

Don't try counting your chocobos before they hatch. I don't think anyone pre-HW would have guessed patch 3.4 would have been a 0 instead of a 2 either.

Patch 3.4 is nearly here, and in today's preview we offer you a peek at two new dungeons, Xelphatol and the Great Gubal Library (Hard).

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...83f2cf7a7e3119

the 3.x dungeon list fom Aramina is not 100% correct

[HaelseMikiro]

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...83f2cf7a7e3119

the 3.x dungeon list fom Aramina is not 100% correct

Well!! Shame on me for responding to something like that without fact checking first. I should know better than that, lol

[Critical-Limit]

PotD is far from awesome and in fact made the game overall slightly worse.

But yoshi p said he's adding objectives, it should get more interesting and different with every play through.

[silverlunarfox]

But yoshi p said he's adding objectives, it should get more interesting and different with every play through.

I'd rather have better level design to all of it. It gets boring pretty fast, I'm not sure adding objectives will help anything. But we shall see soon enough!